KR20050027760A - Apparatus for location secession notification of mobile terminal using location based service in wireless network and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and method for notifying location departure of a mobile terminal by using an LBS(Location-Based Service) of a wireless network are provided to solve a problem that a user should be connected to the Internet in order to detect a location. A schedule storing unit(210) receives a schedule of the other party as set by a user and stores it. A location information comparing unit(220) checks whether the other party has been out of a position according to the set schedule by comparing the location information on the schedule of the other party as stored in the schedule storing unit(210) and location information of the other party transmitted from an LBS providing unit. If the pre-set location information on the schedule of the other party is not identical to the current position information of the other party, namely, if the other party has been out of the position on the schedule, a message transmitting unit(230) transmits a message informing that the other party has been out of the position to a terminal of the user.

Description

Apparatus for Location Secession Notification of Mobile Terminal using Location Based Service in Wireless Network and Method Thereof}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for notifying location deviation of a mobile terminal using a location-based service of a wireless network, a method thereof, and a computer-readable recording medium for realizing the method. And a device for notifying location deviation of a mobile terminal using a location-based service of a wireless network for notifying the user when a user has moved from a predetermined location set by the user, and a method thereof and a computer-readable recording medium for realizing the method. It is about.

In general, location-based services (hereinafter, simply referred to as 'LBS') are services that provide a variety of information related to a user's location quickly and easily to a mobile user through wireless communication. As a concept covering all services providing related information, a service for identifying a location of a predetermined mobile terminal using such an LBS is provided.

The service for identifying the location of the mobile terminal includes a service for acquiring location data of a user who has been approved for registration and allowing the user to check the location information of the other party using a wired / wireless network (for example, wireless Internet). have.

The service has the advantage of allowing the user to freely check the location of the other party at a desired time, but there is a problem that has to be confirmed by accessing the wireless Internet every time, the other party can change their location from time to time There is a problem in that it is difficult to locate.

In addition, there is a service that periodically transmits the location of the other party set in advance to the user's mobile terminal at regular intervals. Since such service periodically notifies the other party's location in advance, it can keep track of the other party's location. For example, a parent who wants to know the location of the child has the advantage of relieving anxiety about where the child is. .

However, the above-described method has a problem that a user must continuously receive a message or the like every predetermined time, thereby causing inconvenience in receiving a large number of unnecessary messages, and there is a problem that the other party must use a dedicated terminal.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, the position of the wireless network to periodically check the location information of the other terminal, and to notify the user when the other party deviated from the predetermined position set by the user It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for notifying location deviation of a mobile terminal using a base service.

In addition, the present invention periodically checks the location information of the other terminal, and the location departure notification method of the mobile terminal using a location-based service of the wireless network for notifying the user when the other party deviates from the predetermined position set by the user There is another purpose to provide.

In addition, the present invention provides a computer-readable recording medium for periodically checking the location information of the other party terminal, and to realize the function for notifying the user when the other party deviated from the predetermined position set by the user. There is another purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention periodically checks location information of a counterpart terminal provided by a location-based service (LBS) provider, and notifies the user terminal when the counterpart deviates from a predetermined location set by the user. An apparatus for notifying location deviation of a mobile terminal using LBS of a wireless network, the apparatus comprising: storage means for storing schedules of a plurality of counterparts designated by a user; Comparison means for comparing the location information of the counterpart with the location information of the counterpart terminal provided by the LBS provider to determine whether the counterpart has left the predetermined location; And a transmission means for transmitting a message indicating that the other party has deviated from a predetermined position to the user terminal, when the other party has deviated from a predetermined position. to provide.

In addition, the present invention periodically checks the location information of the other terminal provided by the LBS provider, and when the other party deviated from a predetermined predetermined position location of the mobile terminal using the LBS of the wireless network to notify the user terminal of this A notification method comprising: a first step of requesting, by the LBS provider, current location information of the counterpart terminal; A second step of determining whether current location information of the counterpart terminal is identical to predetermined location information set by a user; And a third step of transmitting a message indicating that the other party has left the predetermined location to the user terminal when the other party has left the predetermined location. to provide.

In addition, the present invention periodically checks the location information of the other terminal provided by the LBS provider, and when the other party deviated from a predetermined predetermined position location of the mobile terminal using the LBS of the wireless network to notify the user terminal of this A device having a microprocessor to provide a notification method, comprising: a first function of requesting, by the LBS providing unit, current location information of the counterpart terminal; A second function of determining whether current location information of the counterpart terminal is identical to predetermined location information set by a user; And a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing a third function of transmitting a message informing the user terminal that the other party has deviated from a predetermined position when the other party has deviated from a predetermined position. .

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components have the same number as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of a location departure notification system of a mobile terminal to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in the figure, the position departure notification system to which the present invention is applied, the position departure notification device 110, the LBS providing unit 120, the base station 1 and the base station 2 (130, 140), the user terminal of the present invention ( 150 and the counterpart terminal 160.

Hereinafter, in the description of the present invention, a subscriber who wishes to receive the location departure notification service will be referred to as a "user", and a subscriber who wants to know the location information will be referred to as a "partner". For example, the "user" may be a "parent" to receive the location information of the child, the "party" may be the "child".

The LBS providing unit 120 may check the location information of the counterpart terminal 160 according to a predetermined period, and transmit the corresponding location information to the location departure notification device 110. The period of checking the location information of the counterpart terminal 160 may be directly selected by the user.

For the service of the present invention, the user must register the other party's schedule and the like in the location deviation notification device 110 through the wired / wireless network. That is, the schedule of the other party may be directly registered in the location departure notification device 110 using the user terminal 150, and the location departure notification device 110 may be registered using a wired terminal (not shown). You can also register.

The user terminal 150 and the counterpart terminal 160 are portable terminals, such as a cellular phone, a personal communication service (PCS) terminal, and a personal digital assistant (PDA). And the like. In addition, the wired terminal is a terminal capable of interworking with the location departure notification device 110 through a wired network (for example, the Internet), and includes a personal computer (PC) and a cable television capable of bidirectional communication. It includes.

2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a device for notifying location deviation of a mobile terminal using LBS of a wireless network according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the position deviation notification device of the present invention includes a schedule storage unit 210, location information comparison unit 220 and the message transmitter 230.

The schedule storage unit 210 is responsible for a function of receiving and storing the schedule of the counterpart when the user sets the schedule of the counterpart.

First, when a user transmits the number of the counterpart terminal 160 to which the user wants to leave the location to the schedule storage unit 210, the schedule storage unit 210 queries the user for information about the other party's schedule and receives the information. Will be saved. The schedule information includes schedule start time, schedule end time, schedule contents, schedule period (day selection, etc.) and location information with respect to various schedules.

At this time, in order to protect the information of the counterpart, the second terminal may undergo a second approval process by transmitting the approval number to the counterpart terminal 160 and receiving it again.

This will be described later in detail.

The location information comparison unit 220 compares the location information of the counterpart stored in the schedule storage unit 210 with the location information of the counterpart terminal 160 transmitted by the LBS provider 120. In this case, the counterpart is responsible for checking whether the counterpart deviates from a predetermined position set by the user.

The location information comparison unit 220 may request and receive the current location information of the counterpart terminal 160 from the LBS provider 120.

The message transmitter 230 is a result of the comparison of the location information comparison unit 220, if the predetermined location information set by the user and the current location information of the other party does not match, that is, if the other party has left the predetermined location The user terminal 150 is responsible for transmitting a message indicating that the other party deviated from a predetermined position. In this case, the message transmitter 230 may inform the current location information of the counterpart terminal 160 together.

The format may be short message service (hereinafter, simply referred to as SMS), long message service (hereinafter, simply referred to as "LMS"), or multimedia message service (hereinafter referred to as "MSS"). , Simply referred to as 'MMS').

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for notifying location deviation of a mobile terminal using LBS of a wireless network according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the location departure notification method of the present invention, the schedule storage unit 110 receives the other party's schedule from the user and stores (S301). Hereinafter, a method of storing the other party's schedule will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a detailed flowchart illustrating an example of a method of storing a schedule of the counterpart of FIG. 3.

As shown in the figure, the location departure notification method of the present invention, when a user applies for a service using a wired / wireless terminal (S401), by requesting an identification number, such as a phone number of the other terminal (160) to receive it (S403).

Thereafter, the counterpart terminal 160 transmits an authorization number, requests the user (S405), and receives the authorization number (S407), and receives and stores information on the schedule of the counterpart. (S409). As a result, only the user who has obtained the approval of the other party can use the service of the present invention, so as to ensure the information protection of the other party.

The schedule information may include schedule start time, schedule end time, schedule contents, schedule period (day selection, etc.) and location information about various schedules.

For example, when the user is a "parent" and the counterpart is a "child", an example of the schedule stored by the schedule storage unit 210 is shown in the following table.

Contents Start time End time Day of the week Location information school 09:00 16:00 Monday-Friday 247-10, Samsung-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul English Academy 16:00 20:00 Mon, Wed, Fri 649-4, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul House 20:00 Next day 09:00 everyday 103-19, Samsung-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

The above example takes an example of the weekday schedule of the other child, and may set the schedule for each day of the week. In addition, a parent who is a user may change and store a schedule of a child who is a counterpart at any time.

Again, in FIG. 3, the LBS provider 120 requests the current location information of the counterpart terminal 160 according to a period previously set by the user (S303). When the LBS providing unit 120 inquires the location information of the user terminal 160 through a mobile communication network (not shown) and transmits it, it is received (S305).

It is determined whether the current location information of the counterpart terminal 160 received is the same as the schedule location information set by the user stored in the schedule storage unit 210 (S307). The steps S303 to S307 are repeated.

However, if the current positional information is not the same as the predetermined positional information set by the user (S307), it is checked whether or not the power of the counterpart terminal 160 is turned off (S309). If not, the user terminal 150 may transmit a message indicating that the other party has left a predetermined position (S311). On the other hand, when the power of the counterpart terminal 160 is turned off, a message indicating that the power of the counterpart terminal is turned off may be transmitted to the user terminal 150 (S313).

In this case, the current location of the counterpart terminal 160 may be notified together. The format may be any one of an SMS method, an LMS method, and an MMS method.

The location deviation notification method of the present invention may be performed by repeating steps S303 to S313 according to a cycle.

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented as a program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.).

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be clear to those of ordinary knowledge.

The present invention as described above, by checking the location information of the other party at regular intervals to inform the user, there is an effect to reduce the hassle that the user has to determine the location by accessing the wireless Internet.

In addition, the present invention checks the location information of the other party at regular intervals, and informs the user only when the other party has deviated from the predetermined position, it is possible to determine the location of the other party can help to resolve the anxiety of the user It has the effect of making it possible, and also has the effect of eliminating the hassle of receiving unnecessary messages.

1 is a configuration diagram of a location departure notification system of a mobile terminal to which the present invention is applied;

2 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a device for notifying location deviation of a mobile terminal using LBS of a wireless network according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for notifying location deviation of a mobile terminal using LBS of a wireless network according to the present invention;

4 is a detailed flowchart illustrating an example of a method of storing a schedule of the counterpart of FIG. 3.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

120: LBS provider 130, 140: base station

210: schedule storage unit 220: location information comparison unit

230: message transmission unit

Claims (13)

The mobile terminal using the LBS of the wireless network to periodically check the location information of the other terminal provided by the location-based service (LBS) provider, and to notify the user terminal when the other party deviated from the predetermined location set by the user In the position deviation notification device, Storage means for storing a plurality of schedules designated by a user; Comparison means for comparing the location information of the counterpart with the location information of the counterpart terminal provided by the LBS provider to determine whether the counterpart has left the predetermined location; And A transmission means for transmitting a message indicating that the other party has left the predetermined location to the user terminal when the other party has left the predetermined location; Location deviation notification device of the mobile terminal using the LBS of the wireless network comprising a. The method of claim 1, The comparison means, Requesting the current location information of the counterpart terminal to the LBS provider and receiving the current location information; Device for location departure notification of the mobile terminal using the LBS of the wireless network characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The schedule of the plurality of opponents, Including schedule start time, schedule end time, schedule contents, schedule cycle and location information of each schedule Device for location departure notification of the mobile terminal using the LBS of the wireless network characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The message informing you that the other party has left a certain position, Any one of Short Message Service (SMS), Long Message Service (LMS) or Multimedia Message Service (MMS) Device for location departure notification of the mobile terminal using the LBS of the wireless network characterized in that. In the LBS provider periodically checks the location information of the other terminal provided, and if the other party deviated from a predetermined predetermined position in the mobile terminal using the LBS of the wireless network for notifying the user terminal of the location deviation notification method, A first step of requesting the current location information of the counterpart terminal to the LBS provider and receiving it; A second step of determining whether current location information of the counterpart terminal is identical to predetermined location information set by a user; And A third step of transmitting a message indicating that the other party has left the predetermined location to the user terminal when the other party has left the predetermined location; Location deviation notification method of the mobile terminal using the LBS of the wireless network comprising a. The method of claim 5, The fourth step of storing the schedule of a plurality of opponents specified by the user Location deviation notification method of the mobile terminal using the LBS of the wireless network further comprising. The method of claim 6, The fourth step, A fifth step of requesting an identification number of the counterpart terminal; Transmitting a confirmation number to the counterpart terminal; And A seventh step of receiving the other party's schedule and storing it when the approval number is received; Location deviation notification method of a mobile terminal using the LBS of a wireless network comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein Eighth step of receiving a request for service from a user Method of notifying the position deviation of the mobile terminal using the LBS of the wireless network further comprising. The method of claim 5, A fourth step of transmitting, to the user terminal, a message indicating that the other terminal is powered off when the other terminal is powered off; Location deviation notification method of the mobile terminal using the LBS of the wireless network further comprising. The method of claim 5, The schedule of the plurality of opponents, Including schedule start time, schedule end time, schedule contents, schedule cycle and location information of each schedule Method for notifying location deviation of a mobile terminal using LBS of a wireless network, characterized in that. The method of claim 5 or 10, The first step and the second step, Repeatedly performed according to the predetermined period Method for notifying location deviation of a mobile terminal using LBS of a wireless network, characterized in that. The method of claim 5, The message that the other party has left the schedule is Any one of Short Message Service (SMS), Long Message Service (LMS) or Multimedia Message Service (MMS) Method for notifying location deviation of a mobile terminal using LBS of a wireless network, characterized in that. To periodically check the location information of the other terminal provided by the LBS provider, and to provide a method for notifying the user of the location departure of the mobile terminal using the LBS of the wireless network for notifying the user terminal when the other party deviated from a predetermined predetermined position. To a device equipped with a microprocessor for A first function of requesting the current location information of the counterpart terminal to the LBS provider and receiving the current location information; A second function of determining whether current location information of the counterpart terminal is identical to predetermined location information set by a user; And A third function of transmitting a message indicating that the other party has left the predetermined location to the user terminal when the other party has left the predetermined location; A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.